Tropescilloscope: Mundane Made Awesome
Ordinary, mediocre and everyday tasks made EPIC. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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Darkest Hour
Henpecked Husband
In Medias Res
The Brute
Dissonant Serenity
Book-Ends
Death by Irony
Shipper on Deck
Made of Explodium
I'm a Humanitarian
Heel Realization
Love at First Sight
Dirty Old Man
Fanservice Extra
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Those Wacky Nazis
Gilligan Cut
Actor Allusion
Loads and Loads of Characters
Stepford Smiler
Line-of-Sight Name
Ungrateful Bastard
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Historical In-Joke
An Aesop
Badass Boast
Sports Stories
Babies Ever After
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Fun with Acronyms
Affably Evil
Tagline
Dwindling Party
Asshole Victim
Animal Motifs
Fake Shemp
Based on a True Story
Cluster F-Bomb
Half the Man He Used to Be
Crapsack World
The Cameo
Beware the Nice Ones
Police Brutality
Fanservice
The Dreaded
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Gone Horribly Right
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Did Not Get the Girl
Arch-Enemy
Naïve Newcomer
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
How We Got Here
Storming the Castle
British Films
Small Name, Big Ego
Pragmatic Adaptation
BFG
Shirtless Scene
Dark Reprise
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Author Appeal
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Romantic False Lead
Demoted to Extra
Captain Obvious
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Blood Knight
Nice Hat
Mr. Exposition
Off with His Head!
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Dutch Angle
Big-Bad Ensemble
Rasputinian Death
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Sacrificial Lion
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Country Matters
Grievous Bottley Harm
Kick the Dog
Badass Bookworm
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Creator Cameo
Card-Carrying Villain
Really Gets Around
Fatal Family Photo
Non-Indicative Name
Sole Survivor
Deliberately Monochrome
Hypocrite
No Ending
Morality Pet
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Cool Old Guy
Big Damn Heroes
Not So Above It All
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Artistic License Military
Jerkass Has a Point
One-Word Title
Posthumous Character
Becoming the Mask
Insistent Terminology
Cold-Blooded Torture
Offscreen Teleportation
Historical Villain Upgrade
Skewed Priorities
You Killed My Father
Your Cheating Heart
Evil-Detecting Dog
Blackmail
NO INDOOR VOICE
Even Evil Has Standards
Adaptation Dye-Job
The Ghost
Never Found the Body
Video Credits
Big Bad Duumvirate
Closed Circle
Genre Savvy
Chekhov's Gunman
Rule of Funny
Punch-Clock Villain
It Can Think
Training Montage
Humiliation Conga
Ironic Echo
My Greatest Failure
Death Seeker
The Atoner
Eureka Moment
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Those Two Bad Guys
Loophole Abuse
Monumental Damage
Be Careful What You Wish For
Artistic License Gun Safety
Curse Cut Short
Put on a Bus
Tempting Fate
Horror Films
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Leave the Camera Running
Laser-Guided Karma
Serious Business
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Artistic License History
Crucified Hero Shot
Badass Grandpa
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Sequel Hook
Red Right Hand
Credits Gag
Continuity Nod
Butt-Monkey
Dramatic Gun Cock
Beard of Evil
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Abhorrent Admirer
Mexican Standoff
Dumb Blonde
The Mole
Fourth Date Marriage
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Vampire Fiction
Stealth Pun
Twist Ending
Bi the Way
The Lancer
Bilingual Bonus
Reasonable Authority Figure
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Vomit Discretion Shot
Eldritch Abomination
Film Series
Dull Surprise
Wicked Cultured
Slasher Movie
Hero Antagonist
Earn Your Happy Ending
Bloody Hilarious
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Dirty Cop
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Casting Gag
Everyone Has Standards
Imagine Spot
Blatant Lies
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Not Using the "Z" Word
Thriller
Eyepatch of Power
Disappeared Dad
Extreme Doormat
Adult Fear
Soundtrack Dissonance
Took a Level in Badass
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Running Gag
Stylistic Suck
Made of Iron
Driven to Suicide
Spanner in the Works
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Hate Sink
Femme Fatale
For Want of a Nail
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Bond One-Liner
Re-Cut
Adaptation Distillation
Killed Mid-Sentence
Dramatic Irony
Funny Background Event
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Ambiguous Disorder
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Corpsing
Diabolus ex Machina
Calling the Old Man Out
Humans Are Bastards
Aluminum Christmas Trees
La Résistance
The Place
Documentary
Eagleland
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Martial Arts Movie
Random Events Plot
Sadistic Choice
Novelization
Leitmotif
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Hope Spot
Artistic License Law
Retcon
Title Drop
Meaningful Background Event
Domestic Abuse
Eye Scream
Lampshade Hanging
Take a Third Option
Anachronism Stew
Cruel and Unusual Death
Antagonist Title
The Bad Guy Wins
Foreshadowing
Beta Couple
Early-Bird Cameo
And I Must Scream
Hollywood Darkness
Grey and Gray Morality
Evil vs. Evil
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Frame-Up
Crazy-Prepared
Does Not Like Shoes
Kubrick Stare
Handicapped Badass
Room Full of Crazy
Disney Death
Light Is Not Good
The Faceless
Historical-Domain Character
Didn't Think This Through
Almost Kiss
Defiant to the End
Genre Throwback
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Hero of Another Story
Artistic License Physics
Parental Neglect
The Chessmaster
N-Word Privileges
Sassy Black Woman
Improvised Weapon
Every Car Is a Pinto
Precision F-Strike
I Need a Freaking Drink
Romantic Comedy
Informed Ability
Double Entendre
Worthy Opponent
Lock and Load Montage
Rousing Speech
Irony
Setting Update
Gainax Ending
Big "NO!"
Bound and Gagged
Children Are Innocent
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Alpha Bitch
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Superhero
Conspicuous CG
As Himself
Enemy Mine
Rich Bitch
Sanity Slippage
Knight Templar
Cat Fight
The X of Y
Villain Song
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Fantastic Racism
Framing Device
Friend to All Children
Villainous Breakdown
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
The Voiceless
Pimped-Out Dress
Chekhov's Gun
No OSHA Compliance
Heroes Want Redheads
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Covers Always Lie
Accidental Misnaming
Sci-Fi Horror
The Sociopath
Man on Fire
Mythology Gag
Pretty in Mink
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Death Glare
Anguished Declaration of Love
Fire-Forged Friends
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Only a Flesh Wound
The Oner
Playing Gertrude
Department of Redundancy Department
Scare Chord
Adapted Out
Action Survivor
Artistic License Geography
French Films
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Disguised in Drag
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Disproportionate Retribution
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Scenery Gorn
Sexy Discretion Shot
Alas, Poor Villain
Show Within a Show
Mood Whiplash
One-Man Army
Silent Movie
One Steve Limit
Reckless Gun Usage
Fantasy Films
Took a Level in Jerkass
Scary Black Man
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Up to Eleven
Big Applesauce
Cat Scare
It Will Never Catch On
Depraved Bisexual
Translation Convention
Large Ham
The Remake
Slasher Smile
Adaptational Badass
The Vamp
B-Movie
Author Avatar
You Have Failed Me
Kill It with Fire
More Dakka
My God, What Have I Done?
Pyrrhic Victory
Heroic Sacrifice
The Great Depression
Aside Glance
The '80s
Bare Your Midriff
MacGuffin
Vacation Films
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Product Placement
The Dog Bites Back
Hair-Trigger Temper
Pay Evil unto Evil
World of Ham
Stalker with a Crush
Only Known by Their Nickname
Karma Houdini
Spell My Name with an "S"
Gender Flip
Annoying Younger Sibling
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Christmas Movies Index
Mad Scientist
She's Got Legs
Deus ex Machina
Dramedy
Groin Attack
Drowning My Sorrows
The Bully
Once More, with Clarity!
Have a Gay Old Time
Manipulative Bastard
A Father to His Men
Spiteful Spit
Male Gaze
Mighty Whitey
Nothing Is Scarier
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Plucky Comic Relief
Mystery and Detective Films
Stuff Blowing Up
Television Movie Index
German Films
Chekhov's Skill
Reality Ensues
Fish out of Water
All for Nothing
Hoist by His Own Petard
Rule of Symbolism
Guile Hero
All Just a Dream
Only in It for the Money
Index of Film Westerns
The Alleged Car
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
This Is Gonna Suck
Hong Kong Films
Laughing Mad
Guns Akimbo
Male Frontal Nudity
Manly Tears
Love Triangle
Red Shirt
Cool Car
Ms. Fanservice
Truth in Television
The Dragon
Awesome, but Impractical
Self-Deprecation
All There in the Manual
Interrupted Suicide
Jerkass
Canon Foreigner
Bloodier and Gorier
In Name Only
Black Dude Dies First
Improbable Aiming Skills
Black Best Friend
Kids Are Cruel
Break the Cutie
The Stinger
Berserk Button
Faux Affably Evil
Tranquil Fury
Taking You with Me
Batman Gambit
Riddle for the Ages
Combat Pragmatist
Bait-and-Switch
Italian Films
Establishing Character Moment
Greater-Scope Villain
Advertised Extra
She Cleans Up Nicely
The '90s
Naked People Are Funny
Missing Mom
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Needs Wiki Magic Love
What You Are in the Dark
Chiaroscuro
Retired Badass
Evil Is Hammy
Obviously Evil
Psychopathic Manchild
The Ditz
Badass Longcoat
Animated Credits Opening
Never Trust a Trailer
A God Am I
The Film of the Book
The Reveal
Noodle Incident
Mugging the Monster
A Minor Kidroduction
Big Eater
Curb-Stomp Battle
timeperiod
Deconstruction
Woman Scorned
The Starscream
Black Comedy Rape
Unreliable Narrator
Sequel Escalation
Spiritual Successor
Bond Villain Stupidity
Tap on the Head
Fingore
Not So Different
Maybe Ever After
For the Evulz
Evil Laugh
The '70s
Police are Useless
The Hero Dies
Jerk Jock
Shower Scene
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Psycho for Hire
Not Quite Dead
Blood from the Mouth
Immune to Bullets
Russian Films
Australian Movies
Better to Die than Be Killed
He Who Fights Monsters
HeelFace Turn
Together in Death
Kill 'em All
As You Know
Narrator
Motor Mouth
Air-Vent Passageway
Wretched Hive
Artistic License Biology
No Antagonist
Despair Event Horizon
Improbable Weapon User
The Un-Reveal
True Companions
Race Lift
Major Injury Underreaction
Demonic Possession
Get Out!
From Bad to Worse
Recycled IN SPACE!
Intrepid Reporter
The Ace
Extremely Short Timespan
Daylight Horror
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Manchild
Award-Bait Song
Psychological Thriller
Smug Snake
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Ascended Extra
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Revenge
Dying Moment of Awesome
Word of God
Overprotective Dad
Undying Loyalty
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Parental Incest
The Mafia
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Visual Pun
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Bottomless Magazines
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
No Name Given
The Smurfette Principle
Villain Ball
Epic Fail
Evil Counterpart
Jitter Cam
Hell Is That Noise
Bittersweet Ending
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Star-Crossed Lovers
I Did What I Had to Do
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Anyone Can Die
Pet the Dog
Nice Guy
Biopic
Rape as Drama
Action Prologue
Foil
Hidden Depths
Five-Man Band
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Fan Disservice
Defrosting Ice Queen
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Yandere
Drugs Are Bad
Obfuscating Stupidity
Bowdlerise
Crazy Jealous Guy
The Power of Love
And Starring
Film Noir
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Mundane Made Awesome
Would Hit a Girl
Rewatch Bonus
Destination Defenestration
Stealth Hi/Bye
Market-Based Title
Deal with the Devil
Adaptation Name Change
Unusual Euphemism
Black Comedy
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Knife Nut
Science Fiction Films
Villain Opening Scene
Oh, Crap!
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Gory Discretion Shot
Contrived Coincidence
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Implacable Man
The Hero
Green-Eyed Monster
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Outrun the Fireball
Actually Pretty Funny
BrotherSister Incest
Canadian Movies
Big Bad
Red Herring
Authority Equals Asskicking
The Smart Guy
Meaningful Echo
I Have Your Wife
Horror Comedy
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Genre Shift
Mind Screw
The Musical
Creative Closing Credits
'80s Hair
Attempted Rape
Shout-Out
Abusive Parents
Redemption Equals Death
What the Hell, Hero?
Trailers Always Spoil
Chase Scene
Evil Plan
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Adaptational Heroism
Ass Shove
Not What It Looks Like
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Paper-Thin Disguise
Rule of Three
Military and Warfare Films
Good Is Not Nice
Reality Has No Subtitles
Ominous Latin Chanting
Bavarian Fire Drill
Facial Horror
Dark and Troubled Past
Evil Brit
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
It's All About Me
Real Life Writes the Plot
Daddy's Girl
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Important Haircut
Arc Words
Token Minority
Works Set in World War II
Insane Troll Logic
An Axe to Grind
Cassandra Truth
Bolivian Army Ending
Straight Gay
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Politically Incorrect Villain
Your Head A-Splode
Animal Title Index
Camera Abuse
Bland-Name Product
Easily Forgiven
Damsel in Distress
Real Life
Expy
Car Fu
Music Stories
Taking the Bullet
The Quiet One
Evil Is Petty
Body Horror
Those Two Guys
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Big Fancy House
Brutal Honesty
Sealed Evil in a Can
Badass Normal
Chewing the Scenery
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Totally Radical
Cool Old Lady
Reality Is Unrealistic
Race Against the Clock
Failed a Spot Check
Celebrity Paradox
Papa Wolf
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Eiffel Tower Effect
Rated M for Manly
Protagonist Title
Catapult Nightmare
Gorn
Character Development
Dressing as the Enemy
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Shown Their Work
Woman in White
Betty and Veronica
Arranged Marriage
Never My Fault
Retirony
War Is Hell
Dark Is Not Evil
Call-Forward
Vitriolic Best Buds
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
All Men Are Perverts
Expository Hairstyle Change
Only Sane Man
Neck Snap
FaceHeel Turn
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Too Dumb to Live
Poor Communication Kills
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Ambiguous Ending
He Knows Too Much
Broken Bird
The Load
Apocalypse How
My Beloved Smother
Scenery Porn
The Stoner
Instant Death Bullet
Badass in a Nice Suit
"Awesome McCool" Name
Pretty Little Headshots
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Ghost Fiction
Dogged Nice Guy
Epic Movie
No-Sell
20 Minutes into the Future
Rule of Cool
It's Personal
Adaptation Expansion
Downer Ending
Wrong Genre Savvy
Our Zombies Are Different
Amoral Attorney
Not So Stoic
Gratuitous English
The '60s
Broken Aesop
Madness Mantra
Bad Boss
Brainless Beauty
Villain Protagonist
Famous Last Words
Auto Erotica
Ship Tease
The Lost Lenore
What Happened to the Mouse?
The '50s
Broken Pedestal
Boom, Headshot!
Ambiguously Gay
Empathic Environment
Funny Foreigner
Villain with Good Publicity
Agony of the Feet
Intergenerational Friendship
Age Lift
Idiot Ball
Slashed Throat
Moment Killer
Early Installment Weirdness
Silence Is Golden
Creepy Child
Punny Name
Anachronic Order
As the Good Book Says...
Catch-Phrase
Fate Worse than Death
Meet Cute
Faking the Dead
Determinator
Fat Bastard
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Japanese Films
Match Cut
Soft Glass
Due to the Dead
Death by Sex
Call-Back
Pragmatic Villainy
Redshirt Army
Central Theme
Accidental Murder
Mr. Fanservice
Alliterative Name
Foregone Conclusion
Action Girl
The Alcoholic
Parental Abandonment
Mistaken for Gay
Time Skip
Death by Adaptation
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Bald of Evil
The End... Or Is It?
Stock Footage
Properly Paranoid
Sinister Minister
Adults Are Useless
Amusing Injuries
Serial Killer
Meaningful Name
Hollywood Law
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Cloudcuckoolander
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Make It Look Like an Accident
Happily Married
Double-Meaning Title
Bring My Brown Pants
Death of a Child
Face Death with Dignity
Brick Joke
Exact Words
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Bullying a Dragon
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Whole Plot Reference
Mama Bear
Take That!
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Plot Hole
Bar Brawl
And the Adventure Continues
Dark Action Girl
Decoy Protagonist
Mercy Kill
Say My Name
Big Brother Instinct
Evil Sounds Deep
The Cavalry
Darker and Edgier
MayDecember Romance
Dual Wielding
Action Genre
Costume Porn
Adorkable
Toplessness from the Back
Public Domain Feature Films
Married to the Job
In the Back
Historical Hero Upgrade
Jump Scare
Same Language Dub
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
The Casanova
Malevolent Masked Men
Affectionate Parody
Honor Before Reason
Back from the Dead
Our Vampires Are Different
Deadpan Snarker
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Older Than They Look
Ax-Crazy
Ripped from the Headlines
Wham Line
Spared by the Adaptation
Overly Long Gag
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Flipping the Bird
Dies Wide Open
Adaptational Villainy
Logo Joke
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Drives Like Crazy
Cain and Abel
Comically Missing the Point
Lighter and Softer
Heroic BSoD
Composite Character
Bury Your Gays
Freudian Excuse
Anti-Villain
Fatal Flaw
Parental Substitute
Film Noir Index
Final Girl
Bloodless Carnage
Refuge in Audacity
Dirty Coward
An Arm and a Leg
Adaptational Attractiveness
From Nobody to Nightmare
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Armor-Piercing Question
After the End
Cool Shades
Fainting
Zombie Stories
Homage
Well-Intentioned Extremist
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
The Big Guy
Black and Gray Morality
Hypocritical Humor
Smoking Is Cool
Break the Haughty
Only One Name
Wham Shot
Gold Digger
The Stoic
Camp Gay
Let's Get Dangerous!
Cowboy Cop
Super Strength
Neck Lift
Karmic Death
Last-Name Basis
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Here We Go Again!
The Chick
Captain Ersatz
Flashback
All There in the Script
Developing Doomed Characters
Anti-Hero
Mooks
Coming-of-Age Story
Cool Guns
Disney Villain Death
Would Hurt a Child
Distracted by the Sexy
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Bad "Bad Acting"
Left the Background Music On
Fiery Redhead
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
A Date with Rosie Palms
Insult Backfire